One little bit in the battle that I have helped to start and maintain is the Linux Incompatibility List, at http://www.linuxsi.com. Basically, it’s a list of stuff that doesn’t work with Linux, and that as a consequence you should avoid.

“But then why does Apple release Safari for Windows and Mac only?” The answer is in your question. Steve Jobs has nothing to fear from Microsoft. He is much smarter than Steve Ballmer. He has outsmarted them at every turn in spite of the fact that Microsoft dwarfs Apple in size and resources. But Steve Jobs has everything to fear from Open Source and Linux. He knows we can’t be defeated using traditional business practices. My guess is that he is hoping that Open Source will effectively eliminate Microsoft from the market place and then he can make a “land grab” with Apple. So he wants to keep Linux at a distance as a competitor, but feed it enough so it can dispatch Microsoft. I laugh at Steve Ballmer (along with a lot of other people), I fear Steve Jobs.